Sen. Menendez Issues Remarks on Nomination of Biegun to Be Deputy Secretary of State
November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following opening remarks and questioned Stephen E. Biegun at a committee hearing examining his nomination to be Deputy Secretary of State:
"As we discussed last week, the Deputy Secretary position is crucial to the functioning of the Department and to advancing U.S. foreign policy. Given the expectation that Secretary Pompeo will leave the Dep . . .
"As we discussed last week, the Deputy Secretary position is crucial to the functioning of the Department and to advancing U.S. foreign policy. Given the expectation that Secretary Pompeo will leave the Dep . . .